Polk Peace
Polk County Citizens for Peace and Justice
Serving Lakeland, Bartow, Winter Haven, Lake
Wales
- and
all surrounding communities in Polk County, FL
PEACE: DREAMS, MYTHS, AND SOCIAL CHANGE
2nd Annual Central Florida Peace Conference sponsored by
THE HEART OF FLORIDA PEACE ALLIANCE
January 29 - 31, 2010 - Lake Ashton in Lake Wales, Florida
Becoming the Change the World Needs
Many people seek peace, but what can one person do? This exciting event offers opportunities to answer that important question and provides concrete ways you can become the change the world needs.
The Reverend Dr. Jeremy Taylor, world renown dream worker and author, will demonstrate how he blends the values of spirituality, Jungian perspectives, and "being the change" to create peace in our families, our communities, and our world. He will address the Unfolding Dramas of Violence and the Primary Causes of Waking Life Violence, as well as demonstrate how the Principals of Dream Work can Lead to Personal Change, Social Action, and Peace.
National and state representatives--Heart Phoenix, Rebecca Pujals-Jones, Ana Campos, and Dan Kahn--will discuss HR 808, National Peace Alliance Initiatives, and how participants can become involved in the campaign for a US Department of Peace.
$100 - $135 Full Conference Registration - Friday 6 p.m. - Sunday Noon (includes 3 meals) or $150 for two people at the Peace Partners Pre-Conference Special Rate
$10 - $25 Opening Wine and Cheese, Pizza and Salad Reception Friday Evening
$75 Saturday Sessions (includes lunch)
Donation Sunday Morning Interfaith Peace Celebration (includes brunch)
Contact scurtisference@gmail.com or 863.949.4048 for the complete schedule,
registration forms, and scholarship availability.
Please write your checks to HEART OF FLORIDA PEACE ALLIANCE, and mail to
Bob Ference, Treasurer, at 4039 Ashton Club Drive, Lake Wales, Fl 33859.
“The world will never have a lasting peace so long as we reserve for war the finest of human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and
Dynamic faith” –John Foster Dulles
Look for our Peace Picnic sign!
If you're a "Peace Person" come and join us at a peaceful gathering
of like-minded souls.
How about your guitar, singing voice, smiles, frisbee,
Sing, eat, play, talk, laugh. Any poi spinners or hoopers out there?
My bowl, empty now, will soon be
filled with precious food. Beings all over the world are struggling to
live. How fortunate I am to have something to eat. When many people on
this earth look at an empty bowl, they know their bowl will continue to
be empty for a long time. So the empty bowl is as important to honor as
the full bowl. We are grateful to have food to eat, and with this gatha,
this hymn, we can vow to find ways to help those who are hungry.
Bring your own picnic, enough for yourself,
extra if you'd like to share,
bring a chair or two.
Of course, serious ideas and
plans are also welcome..
Thich Nhat Hanh, from "The World We Have : A Buddhist Approach to Peace
and Ecology"
http://www.plumvillage.org/
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Our Open Letter to Adam Putnam regarding Iraq and the War on Terror
" If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of your own, because no one needs a smile as much as those who have none to give."
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
Hello Peace lovers! We hope you will check often for
news
of local as well as regional, state, and national
events;
Links to other peace, activist, and social justice groups, and
initiatives to support an end to all violent conflict.
Peace Jukebox
For excellent, modern-day peace music, please check out the
Peace Not War jukebox:
http://www.peace-not-war.org/music/jukebox.php
We have a blogsite, visit us there! http://polkcountycitizens.blogspot.com
And please share this with friends and family in our community and
elsewhere!
This site is intended as a vehicle of communication among as many people
as
possible so PLEASE notify us of links, publications, articles, events,
contacts or ideas that may support our collective voice.
Join Our Mailing List
Receive updates and receive the latest of interest to "Peace People"
Just send a message with your name and say "Join the Peace group list"
to:
peace@polkpeace.org,
And thanks for all the
peace
YOU
are!
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“I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war
demonstrations.
I said…as
soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there." - Mother Teresa
"Imagine all the people, living life in peace; You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one,
I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as One."
--John
Lennon
"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved
by understanding."
~Albert
Einstein
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
"We cannot build peaceful relationships by killing each other's children." -Jimmy Carter
"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." -Martin Luther King Jr.
"...Work for peace
in your heart and in the world.
Work for peace
and I say again, never give up
No matter what is happening, no matter what is going on around you.
Never give up"-H.H.THE XIV DALAI LAMA
"Observe good faith and justice towards all
Nations: cultivate peace and harmony with all."
----President George Washington, farewell address
"Blessed are the peacemakers... " -Jesus
